Thread: Homeland Security Chief to Promote Cheaper Secure Licenses

Homeland Security Chief to Promote Cheaper Secure Licenses

Associated Press
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Speaking to senators Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says in prepared testimony that the Bush administration program is unrealistic because it's too expensive and the technology necessary to validate the licenses is not available.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the country needs to make driver's licenses more secure to thwart terrorists, and a new program supported by the Obama administration and governors across the country would do just that.

The creation of a new secure license would replace the Bush administration's proposed Real ID card with something called a Pass ID card.

Speaking to senators Wednesday, Napolitano says in prepared testimony that the Bush administration program is unrealistic because it's too expensive and the technology necessary to validate the licenses is not available.

Thirteen states have voted not to participate in Real ID, and others have raised complaints.

Opponents of the new program say the Pass ID would relax rules enacted after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07 ... -licenses/

Why is it seemingly "too expensive" to implement measures which would protect Americans, but on the other end of the spectrum, expense is apparently never an issue when illegal invaders are of concern. Our elected officials will spare no expense to ensure illegals have access to health care, education, jobs, etc., even when such expenses are decimating communities all over this country.

So called leaders like Janet Napolitano never play the expense card when the welfare of an illegal is in jeopardy, but have no problems in doing so when the safety of Americans is up for discussion. They suddenly become fiscal conservatives, which is all the more outrageous, especially after Congress just passed a one trillion dollar stimulus package. They found the money for that though!

"On June 15, Sen. Daniel Akaka introduced S. 1261, the PASS Act.

If passed, the PASS Act would severely compromise the safety and security of all Americans by gutting the most effective legislative response to the 9/11 Commission's recommendations: the provisions in the REAL ID law that effectively bar states from issuing driver's licenses or identification cards to illegal aliens."


I copied this from a post here to use in writing my Senators to oppose this legislation. Unfortunately I did not copy the source. Perhaps someone more knowledgeable about the bill can verify whether the above is true or not.